Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
part of a double-barreled surname
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
to split, to rend
to choose to rub, to wipe
to get
to fetch
to take
to ask for
to rip
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
clean
completely
only
net (income, exports etc)
(Chinese opera) painted face male role
pure
cleanse
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
an ancient type of farming tool
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'